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Making a difference in the lives of each and every dog we reach.

We love to help your beloved pets become good, well-mannered and well-balanced dogs!

Here at Friends Of The Dog NZ, our mission is simple:

“To improve the lives of dogs in homes and shelters across the world and to supply dog owners and those working with them, with the knowledge, tools and support to be able to achieve this goal.”
FOTD is a one-stop platform where anyone can get reliable, responsible information written by canine professionals. FOTD was created to help dog owners, and people who work with dogs, with the process of transforming the dogs in their care into good, well-mannered and well-balanced companions. Education is key and when people understand the reason behind a dog’s so-called “bad behaviour”, which often stems from the dog’s needs not being met, they are moved to take the necessary steps to remedy the situation. We have hundreds of articles on all aspects of dogs, including education around adoption as well as breed information.

FOTD is heavily involved in providing education and workshops at shelters and rescue organisations to improve the lives of dogs and make them more adoptable, thereby increasing the chance of the adoption being successful. In addition to this, under FODS Academy, we offer very comprehensive behaviour courses for anybody wanting to start a career in the exciting world of Canine Behaviour.

Hopefully, together as a profession, we can assist in lowering the number of dogs being unnecessarily sent to shelters and to strengthen the bond and relationship between people and their dogs.

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Some of our favourite products include:
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Benefits of working with us:

Over the years we realised more and more that many dog owners were totally confused by the abundance of information on the Internet, with its mixed messages and dubious experts. Very often, more harm than good was being done. Because dog training and behaviour modification is unregulated, this opens the door to unqualified people actively advertising their services and wasting dog owners’ time and money.


In order to remedy this, we decided to put together a one-stop site full of trustworthy information. All our course content and articles are written by working Canine Professionals with the relevant qualifications and experience required to assist you.

Benefit One

We remove the guesswork from dog training and behaviour modification by empowering you with proven, force-free solutions.

Benefit Two

All our course content and articles are written by working Canine Professionals with the relevant qualifications and experience required to assist you.

Benefit Three

Your relationship and bond with your dog will improve as you open up clear lines of communication and your dog begins to understand what you require of it.

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